Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-17

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NEW yonx March la.-Ihe remains of the |
late Henry Ward Beecher were taken from
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, ut $50 O'clock |
this morning, and conveyed 70 Greenwood
| eernetery. They were deposited In the
| large receiving vault, where they will re,
| main until the family selects lot Tor nnsl
| interment. All night long the church was
guarded by Plymouth Company G., and At
| O'Clock this morning the colonel OF the
| Thirteenth Regiment turned the remains
over to the Plymouth Church committees,
who had charge OF the burial.
A Gordon OF 100 police, In charge OF cap
tain and three sergeants, were drawn up ~
front of the main entrance OF tne cnurcn ~
Orange street. There were very Few peo-
Ma OH the street at the time and everything
passed OF quietly. None Of the family went
10 the church. a.
II At s O'Clock the members OF the commit
tee and the other gentlement present TOOK
a last look at the face OF the dead divine
| and the lid ofthe caskat was screwed down.
The funeral cortege proceeded from the
church to Henry street, TO Montague street,
| Ia Clinton street to Third street, 10 fourtn
) avenue, to Twenty.third street, to Green
) | wood cemetery.
!; Along the whole route to the cemetery
the streets were lined with people, anu
many followed the cortege.tQ the cemetery,
II was shortly after 10 O'Clock when the
8 hearse was seen coming In the main road 70
the receiving vault, and when the nrs'
e cal riage drew up In front OF the vault gates
! the crowd was 80 great that tns
d police had to force the people paci
n TO make room for the mourners U
" alieht. Pastor Halliday got out %
8 the garbage and received the casket which
the attendants bore to the Big box that wa
!, standing in the porch. The eAsket wa
10 screwed up IN the box and the pail g
Of fiowers placed on the top. Then hundred
o. OF barred heads withstood the pitins olas'
: while Pastor Halliday offered up u praye
= for the departed soul. He made q yer
0, touching appeal for the afflicted family VIII
u he said had been deprived OF It's ehief men
be Der and brightest ornament. I'VE pray y
ne the one so dear to US. and whoss form v
leave here to-day" He said; "Tnere y
a light shining on this tomb even as we Ia
this dust In It. 1t is the light Of the splr
" al the good deeds OF the Que who has passe
ny away from ue forever. We leave this du
IN INV care, o God, who hast sometnin
in more precious his soul, to Keep. IL VIII
ms safe with Thee 20 whom we cor
by | mDnd those afflicted souls who a
=. III behind. Let them have tn
/, Tranquility aud peaee which Thou alol
u. san .,iyn and abide with them in this the
o. hour Of trouble. Give Thy blessing
those dear hearts, remembering as We I
,re that Thou art with ue, and the Father
SO, ~ all, aud when we sing the new song m
nav we b. created with, We'll done, good a.
90 faithful servant May the grace of d'
~ and the fellowship Of the Holy Ghost
,,as with you all. Amen"
vas The large iron gates OF the vault We
OF opened and the attendants, led by Past
ing Halliday carried the body into the west 3
lery OF The vault. The flowers were III
the removed and the cAsket was placed invs
IL eaud I OF section 2. The friends of
"a dead took farewell look at the box, a
M the doors were closed, The doors OF
l i main entrance to the vault were coyel
lsh with evergreens, roses, smtlax and Eas
the lilies.
ch, After the cortege had left the chn
mt, hundreds OF people gathered around, {
and many begged for some OF the flowers OF
cod decorations as mementoes.